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  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 4. ATC Clearances and Aircraft Separation › 4-4-15. Use of Visual Clearing Procedures and Scanning Techniques

    wing airplane. Momentarily lower the wing in the direction of the intended turn and look. 4. Appropriate clearing procedures should precede the execution of all turns including chandelles, lazy eights, stalls, slow flight, climbs, straight and level, spins, and other ... scan frequency due to concentration on flight instruments or tablets and distraction with passengers. (b) Blind spots related to high-wing and low-wing aircraft in addition to windshield posts and sun visors. (c) Prevailing weather conditions including reduced visibility…

  • Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Collision Avoidance › Clearing Procedures

    asked to verbalize the clearing procedures (call out “clear left, right, above, and below”). Figure 14-47. Vortex avoidance procedures. High-wing and low-wing aircraft have their respective blind spots. The pilot of a high-wing aircraft should momentarily…

  • Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Collision Avoidance › Scanning Techniques for Traffic Avoidance

    look. • Low-wing airplane. Momentarily lower the wing in the direction of the intended turn and look. • Appropriate clearing procedures should precede the execution of all turns including chandelles, lazy eights, stalls, slow flight, climbs, straight and level, spins ... Reduced scan frequency due to concentration on flight instruments or tablets and distraction with passengers. • Blind spots related to high-wing and low-wing aircraft in addition to windshield posts and sun visors. Prevailing weather conditions including reduced visibility…